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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Livingston: Rail worker death under investigation

Livonia: Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty advises of a work related death investigation that occurred today at approximately 10:19am at 5833 Big Tree Road in the Town of Livonia.
The initial investigation by the Sheriff's Office has determined that employees from Crop Productions Services were unloading fertilizer from a covered hopper rail car.  Three employees were working from the bottom of the rail car, while the product was being unloaded from a bottom chute. 
At a point during unloading, the product became stuck. In an attempt to clear the jam, two employees continued working near the bottom chute and one employee went to the top of the rail car.  The employee at the top of the rail car entered into the cavity and became trapped. When the other employees realized what had happened they immediately called for help.
First responders from the Sheriff’s Office, Lakeville Fire Department, Livonia Fire Department, Livonia EMS, and the Livingston County EMS were dispatched to the incident.  Unfortunately, when emergency responders arrived on scene, the employee was found to be deceased.

The Sheriff’s Office, Criminal Investigations Division, is conducting the death investigation.  The name of the victim is not being released at this time.  Further information will be forthcoming.

Due to the nature of the incident, additional units from surrounding agencies assisted in the recovery efforts.  Those agencies include the Livingston County Emergency Management, Monroe County Special Operations, Rochester Fire Department Special Operations, York Fire Department, and New York State Fire.